Ulster University (Irish: Ollscoil Uladh,[6][7][8]Ulster Scots: Ulstèr Universitie[9] or Ulstèr Varsitie),[10] officially the University of Ulster,[11] is a multi-campus public university located in Northern Ireland. It is often referred to informally and unofficially as Ulster, or by the abbreviation UU.[12][13][14] It is the largest university in Northern Ireland and the second largest university on the island of Ireland, after the federal National University of Ireland.